Variable-speed power-transmitting mechanism.



J. G. JONES.

VARIABLE SPEED POWER TRANSMITTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1966.

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JOHN G. JONES, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YOIi K, ASSIGNOR TO M. D. KNONLTON COMPANY,

" OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF 'NEW YORK.

VARIABLE-SPEED roWEn-TnANsMI'r-Tme MnoHnNIs-M.

To all whom it may congem:

Be it known that I, JOHN, G. JONES, citizen of the United States, and residentuof Rochester, in the countymf Monroe andStatc of New York, -have' in'yentcd certain new a and useful Variable;Spe'ed Power -T1-anxl lttlngth lechanlsm; of which the fo owln IS a SPCClfiCnUOIl- This invention relates to a mechanism Tada'pt'ed to transmit power from a driving shaft to a driven shaft, in such manner as to permit the speed of rotation of the driven shaft, of any machine or device: operated thereby, to be variedeasily, quickly and noiselessly by the attendant as circumstances may require.

The invention comprises a power-transmitting mechanism including .two opposed rotative parts, each of which has a series of laterally inclined fingers ei'itering openings in the opposing part and causing the adjacent external surfaces of the fingers to form a belt receiving face which may be varied in circumference by laterally adjusting either of said rotative parts relatively to the other part; one series of fingers being preferably prolonged laterally at the inner parts to prevent catching or binding of the powertransmitting belt between the two opposed rotative parts when they are relatively 'adjusted for operating a machine or device at minimum speed.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification; Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view .of the invention in the plane of the axis of rotation. Figs. 2 and 3 arewiews of the inner or opposing faces of the two belt carrying parts of the power-transmitter.

In the drawings, the numeral 7 indicates a short shaft having an inner threaded end S screwed firmly into a bracket or other fixed support 9 and locked thereon by means of a nut or threaded collar 11, rotatively mounted upon the fixed shaft 7. Adjacent the bracket 9 is the hub 12 of the inner main Wheel or part 13, the periphery of which is shown as a pulley face receiving a-driving belt 14, delivering power from any suitableprime motor for rotating the part 13 at any desired constant speed. The belt face of'the part 13 is shown grooved to receive the belt 14-, which, in this instance, is round, but said belt surface may be fiat or curved to take a fiat belt; or said wheel or part 13 may be i i l Specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 15 1910,

l Application filed August 30, 1906. Serial No. 332,576.

Opposing the rotative wheel or part is another rotative wheel or part 15-, thehuo 16 of which-may slide on the. shaft 7, and its-shown, partly overlaps the hub 12 of the part 13. Any suitable means may be 'pro-,

vidcd for holding the part 15 at any desired adjusted position onithe shaft 7, relatively to the opposing rotative part 13. A simple device for this purpose is a hand-wheelnut l7, fitted to screw thrones 18 on the outer end of he shaft 7. Between the opposing Yaces of the rotative parts 13., this titted a powcr-ransinitting belt 1%) which pas around a pulley on a shaft to driven. it is preferred to laterally incline the opposing faces of both wheels or parts 1 5, 15,, and to form said respective parts with series of radial fingers or fins 55h '22, with .interveir ing spaces or o enings to permit the fingers of one part en: ring the spaces between the fingers of to r part. It is also pre ferred to fern: the. fingers of'one part, say the zart 15, with inner lateral prolongations It is obvious that when the part i5 is moved laterally mitward on the shaft 7, the fingers 22 of his rotative part or wheel will withdraw more or less from the spokes or fingers .21 of the.oppositc rotative part or wheel- 13 and that thereby the circumference .of the contact face for the belt 19 formed between the inclined faces of the parts 13, 15,

will be correspondingly reducechand there fore. likewise reducing the speed of rotation of the shaft driven by the belt 19: When the parts 13, 15 have the relative adjustment shown in F 5 the mutually formed belt groove for the cpower-transmitting belt 19, has maximum circumference for giving relatively high speed to said belt, and when said parts 13, 15, are separated laterally on the shaft 7 i the mutually formed belt groove will have less circumference depending on the amount of separation between the parts 13, 15, and therefore the speedl'imparted to the belt 19 will be relatively less. When said parts are separated totheir greatestextent the series of -lateral finger prolongations 23 are brought into service as the mner part or bottom of the belt groove andprevent the belt 19 from binding at what otherwise wouldbe a comparatively sharp inner angle betweeninclined faces of the oprotated by toothed or friction gearing or in osed rotative parts 13 15.

intermeeiate rotative speed of the shaft to 1 openings between the fingers of the other be driven may be obtained by laterally adjusting the part 15 on the shaft 7 to the required intermediate position for obtaining the necessary circumference of the belt. face formed between the opposing parts 13, 15'. The nut orhand-Wheel 17 is turned on the shaft thread 18 so as to abut the hub 10 of the part 15, for holding the latter at any required adjusted position. The beltcontact face'of but one of the rotative fingered parts 13, 15, needs to be laterally inclined, but this would cause a much slower variation of the belt face circumference by lateral relative adjustmentof the two-parts, hence, the illustrated construction with the belt contact faces of both parts 13, 15, laterally inclined, is preferred in practice.

I claim as my invention A power transmitting mechanism comprising a fixedshaft, two opposed parts rotatively mounted directly on said shaft, the hub of one of said parts partially incasing but out of contact with the hub of; the other Any desired 1 part each of said parts having a series of spaced laterally inclined fingers entering part, thereby forming at the outer inclined faces ofthe two engaging series of fingers a belt receiving face, the circumference of which is variable by laterally adjusting one of said rotative parts, one of said parts having a circumferential series of inner and laterally projecting lingers overlying the z.

hub of the other part, said fingers providing a way upon which the belt runs during 1ninimum circumferential belt face adjustment of the correlated series of fingers of both rotative parts, and a maiuially operated out threadedon said shaft and bearing againstthe hub of one of said parts for effecting lateral achustment of said part.

S1gnedat Rochester, in the county .of

Monroe and State of New York this 25thday of August 1906,

JOHN G. JONES.

Witnesses:

BERTHA E. GARDNER, NELSON P. SANFORD. 

